Tag: nativity

• Exploring the stable

  Christmas Countdown Day 14 focused on the stable. Though Scripture doesn’t use the word “stable” to describe Jesus’ birthplace, it does say Jesus was placed in a manger after he was born, and there was no room for this young family at the local inn. Usually a manger would be found in a stable or…

  Jill Cobb

  December 14, 2013

  Christmas, Christmas Countdown

  Bethlehem, Christmas, Gospel of Luke, Jesus, manger, nativity, no room at the inn, senses, stable, Truth in the Tinsel

• Holding Baby Jesus tight

  Ever since we unpacked our nativity this morning, Lauren has been holding baby Jesus tight. First, my three-year-old lovingly placed all the figures in the stable. As I came by to see her progress, I noticed a special addition Lauren had chosen for the scene: a small gift for baby Jesus that she laid beside the…

  Jill Cobb

  November 30, 2013

  Christmas, Family

  advent, baby Jesus, Christmas, December, focus, Jesus, manger, nativity, nativity scene, stable